Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.New York TimesIn case you missed Wednesdays NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:Wondering what Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman might be? Not sure what soft rock refers to? Dont worry, because I'm here to help you with the answers for today's The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the NYT Games app. However, youll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.MORE FOR YOUTo help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, January 30 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):NYT Mini Crossword Clues And AnswersNYT Mini Across Answers1 Across: Soft rock TALC5 Across: First-string squad A-TEAM7 Across: Soft rock? MAGMA8 Across: Tissue layers, e.g. PLIES9 Across: Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally ALTOSNYT Mini Down Answers1 Down: Floridas so-called "Cigar City" TAMPA2 Down: To any degree AT ALL3 Down: Not sketchy, colloquially LEGIT4 Down: Brief role in a movie CAMEO6 Down: Midnight ___ (Christmas service) MASSCompleted New York Times Mini crossword for Thursday, January 30New York TimesIt took me 1:22 to complete today's NYT Mini.I struggled slightly with this one. I only got the last two answers on the Across side on my first pass. But not quite as I thought 8 Across was paper. Oddly enough, enough letters matched the actual answer that I was able to get TAMPA and CAMEO. It was only when I got to MASS that I realized paper incorrect.It took me a few seconds to puzzle out TALC. The rest of the words fell into place after that.Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! Its fun there.
